December 29, 2007
American Apparel Ad Figuratively Raped
In October, the American Apparel billboard on Allen and Houston Streets, then picturing an ass shot of a topless woman wearing AA leggings, was spray painted with the message “Gee, I wonder why women get raped.” The ad was soon replaced and nothing was heard of it until now, when someone claiming responsibility wrote Jezebel to say:
First off, i’m not a graf writer. Honestly, I was just reacting to the constantly degrading images of women that AA creates. That ad in particular - headless, bent over, composed so that the focus was irrefutable… I went home, grabbed some spraypaint, took the train back and waited until 4am to climb the scaffolding.
We admire the determination in going all the way home then coming back for some billboard modifications, but it’s nearly 2008, so better make it a resolution to be prepared and always keep spraypaint on hand.
Photograph by GammaBlog on Flickr
December 30th, 2007 at 1:46 am
yeah man power to the fucking people
December 30th, 2007 at 8:24 am
yo checkit… women have been gettin’ raped 4 like millenia (way b4 aa and media) cuz some men r jus’ fuktards. u rilly wanna make a diff? then lobby 4 tougher rape n’ sexual violence penalties (yo i’m talkin’ harsh), donate money 2 a women’s and children’s rape/abuse/sexual violence center, volunteer at a crisis center, organize a fundraiser for victims of sexual violence and work to educate kids that sexual violence is never ok.
take action. do something positive and substantive that directly addresses the problem. do the work that will cause a sea change in way too many men’s minds who think that women r all jus’ “ho’s” that wanna get raped. keep it rill fo’ rill.
December 31st, 2007 at 11:42 am
power to the AA billboard destroyer
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:36 am
seriously american apparel ads are just trashy
January 6th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
similar comment, different style. up in soho in november: http://jezebel.com/gossip/sign-of-end-times/porn+y-american-apparel-billboard-is-probably-fake-not-that-anyone-can-tell-326884.php
March 25th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
If you’re an avid PS3 gamer, then you know the importance of saving your progress for future game play.
Pls, help me!